Schedule for Specials

Thank you for attending our Parent Orientation Meeting last week. It was a pleasure meeting all of you.

The children had their first Spelling Test and all did very well.They also had a short reading assessment that tested their ability to use the Vocabulary & Phonics and Comprehension from last week’s stories/lessons. We did it together, but that will not always be the case in the future.

The children will receive new “Word Wall Words” included in the 12 new Spelling Words this week. There will be a Spelling Test on Friday, but please be sure to work on all words, all week.It is most important that you review all Words to Know (Word Wall Words) daily, so that your child always has a foundation to rely on.

This week our anchor text is a realistic fiction selection “The Storm.” The informational text this week is entitled “Storms!”These two selections will lead us into brief discussions about weather, which will be a science topic later in the year.Our comprehension skills will be to understand characters and predict outcomes.We will still be reviewing beginning sounds, and work on the sound of short i (as in igloo). We will also learn possessive nouns (the boy’s bat).

In math, we are moving on to the commutative property of addition: (2+3 is the same as 3+2). We always include Word Problems with each topic so that the children have “real life” application.

We will continue learning about our Patriotic Symbols. This week we will concentrate on the Liberty Bell, bald eagle and begin famous landmarks in Washington D.C..

In religion we continue to discuss Creation.

Our first Science topic will be Animals. We will be discussing the different animal groups.

A Scholastic Book Order will be sent home this week. It’s due on next Monday (9/23). Please take the time to look over the choices with your child. Choose books that are on your children’s level so that they feel success as they read. Take advantage of ordering online…..you get a free $5 book with every order of $25.00. Prices are lower than in book stores and online you can order from ANY catalog.

REMEMBER TO SELL YOUR CANDY AND SEND BACK YOUR MONEY!Have a great week.Mrs. Miller

Homework-Grade 1(All homework, unless noted,is due the following day.)